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What happens to a White House press secretary after he leaves the West Wing, having established himself—to many Americans at least—as a professional liar? Does he offer himself up as a sacrificial lamb during one awards show in hopes that America might forgive him? Does he cash in with a quick tell-all and speaking gig in the hopes that America might forgive him . . . and fork over their hard-earned money while they’re at it? Does he laugh at the resurrection gods by doing all of this and reportedly turning down a Dancing with the Stars offer because he’s just too busy? Does he find the audacity to do all of these things and pitch, in good faith, a television show where he can meet famous people and talk to them over alcoholic beverages?
If you’re Sean Spicer, yes to all of these things—and then some. While Spicer’s interview chat show has not yet come to fruition—knock on wood—this is America. And in America, anyone with low enough self-respect is given ample opportunities to make televised fools of themselves. So, yes, Spicer has been offered a T.V. gig—as a special correspondent for the syndicated newsmagazine show Extra. (A tabloid, but with moving pictures and sound.) The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the grim news Wednesday, with an explanation from Spicer himself on why this show might be a good fit for him.
“The idea is to give people a different angle on some of the people they see on the cable-news channels every day,” said Spicer, an answer which, when translated to English, is just four dollar-sign emojis. “When they pitched this to me, I said, ‘Yeah, I love the idea.’”
Extra seems keen on making this situation seem like an “organic fit”—by giving Spicer “a special series that focuses on the personal lives and views of D.C. insiders, including some of his former Trump administration colleagues,” according to T.H.R. In his first interview for the show, embedded in the Instagram post below and your subconscious forever (sorry), Spicer makes mundane conversation with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pompeo’s wife Susan about country music while wearing a vest.
In the words of one commenter, “This might be the worst TV interview I’ve ever seen.”
Your scathing reviews won’t stop Spicer though. Extra promises to air more of his prowess later this week—featuring Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Speaking to T.H.R., Spicer seemed hopeful that he might branch out eventually into interviewing Democrats.
“Obviously, we started in my wheelhouse of Republicans, but we hope to make this bipartisan and to offer people an opportunity and a platform to give people a better understanding of who they are as people,” Spicer said, flexing his vocabulary. “This is the personal, not the politics, not the policy.”
Sadly, Spicer has not given up hope on his idea for a full-fledged chat show, noting that Extra’s series will be a “short-form version of that idea.”
This story was originally published by Vanity Fair
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